April 22, 2007
Game Thread: Reds-Phillies Rubber Game
By
Amanda
Posted at 1:01 pm
C. Trent has the line-ups:
Phillies
Jimmy Rollins SS
Shane Victorino RF
Chase Utley 2B
Ryan Howard 1B
Wes Helms 3B
Greg Dobbs LF
Aaron Rowand CF
Carlos Ruiz C
Freddy Garcia P
Reds
Ryan Freel CF
Scott Hatteberg 1B
Brandon Phillips 2B
Josh Hamilton RF
Adam Dunn LF
Javier Valentín C
Edwin Encarnación 3B
Alex Gonzalez SS
Matt Belisle P
The same post says :
Junior is available to pinch-hit today. Jerry said he could have started, but with an off day yesterday, it's just as well to give him the two days off in a row
which doesn't make sense to me. All I can figure is he meant the off game TOMORROW (not yesterday) and that he'll make it FOUR days off in a row (not two).
Whatever. I'm just glad to see Javy starting.
Not off to a great start here…
Indeed. My mother-in-law came over to drop off my son after his weekly overnight visit, and before I know it the Phillies are already up by 2.
Two outs in the bottom of the second and it just doesn’t seem like the Reds are getting anything together. This story is getting old.
Jeff Keppinger is in Louisville to rehab his broken finger. Maybe he’ll turn out to be the righty bat they need in Cincinnati?
What a beautiful day, though. It’s a shame that all these fans are finally coming out for the game (before the end of school even!) and are getting this crappy play.
And to think, Belisle looked so good in spring training.
It would be great if the Reds could solve their problems with their farm system. I’m not crazy about the idea of another trade, since I’m not seeing much that the Reds have an excess of.
Not just that, he’s looked so good so far this season. He may just be having a bad outing.
On the other hand, maybe it’s an organizational strategy. The starting pitching has been decent and the offense has failed to come through. Maybe they think if they tell Belisle to be bad, the offense will step up. :hehe:
Man, Dunn is crazy in the field lately! Freel’s rubbing off or something.
All right! Triple for Freel. Of course, there are two outs, so it doesn’t look good…
What? Did BP just steal 2B on a pitchout???
Come on, Javy!
Sac fly. Better than nothing!
Come on, EdE!
Nice steal, Hamilton.
Demmit.
So, late last night we were driving home late and I was falling asleep in the passenger seat when Jonny suddenly exclaims “What the heck?!”
We were being pulled over. Jonny apparently was swerving, probably because he was trying to take off his shoes while driving, but maybe because he was as tired as I was.
It sucks to be a grown-up sometimes. In college, I never had trouble staying up until midnight.
All right Hatte!
Just wait until you’re like my parents, and have trouble staying up until 8 or 9pm. 😀
Though your chances of reaching that point are probably greater if you refrain from changing your clothes while driving…
Wow, I hadn’t realized Matt Smith had made the big leagues.
He’s the guy the Yanks traded for Bobby Abreu and Cory Lidle.
Probably better for him. He’d probably still be in Triple-A if he stayed with the Yankee system.
I *was* very glad to be entirely dressed when the cop pulled us over. :laugh:
Man, it seems like every time I look up the Reds are mounting a comeback in a different inning. Yet their score remains at 1.
Bases loaded, two away. This is killing me.
Well, it could have been worse. Could have been better, too.
Did they send BP, or did he blow through a stop sign?
I couldn’t tell. Phillips is pretty quick, and I can certainly see the benefit of taking the risk. It’s not like you can count on the bats!
Javy makes a HORRIBLE throw to second. Dammit, Ross will be starting every game for the rest of the season!
Throwing error on EdE. You guys have played baseball before, right?
I’m only following on Gameday, but it didn’t look deep enough to send anyone from 2B.
Well, maybe if it was Bernie Williams fielding the ball…
Ugh. Double-switch immediately after EdE’s error. It was convenient that EdE was also the last out of the previous inning, because he gets to be substituted with Castro. But since it’s a double-switch, it is effectively pinch-hitting with Castro.
I hate that.
EdE was 2-for-4 last night. He’s driven in a run today. And Castro just had an error himself. EdE isn’t actually doing so badly lately, but even if he were I wouldn’t object to responding to his performance if they seemed to be responding to anyone else’s.
The interaction with the players is Narron’s strong suit; strong enough to make up for his dearth of in-game management skill. If he can’t deal with the players in a way that’s constructive and fair, I don’t know why we’d continue to keep him around.
I actually look forward to this being over. I could use a nap. :doze:
7-2.
This game sucks.
Someone said Jr. has diverticulitis. Does that mean he’s going on the DL?
Knowing the Reds, they’ll say he’s day-to-day and refuse to free up a roster spot until he hasn’t played for three weeks.
That’s horrible; I hope he’s doing OK. Where did you hear that?
Someone over at RR said Marty said it, but I haven’t heard anything official. I asked Trent about it. Trent says Jr. was available to play, Narron just chose not to play him.
OK, bottom of the ninth. The only number on the line-score that’s less than the Reds’ score is the number of Phillie’s errors.
I’m going to stay awake for this, and then take a nap. Dunn’s up. Nobody on. Zero outs. 1-2.
Dunn Ks to a resounding chorus of boos. Apparently the only fans left are the ones there to heckle.
Javy’s at the plate with one away. 1-1. Griffey’ in the on-deck circle.
Yep, Thom’s confirming the diagnosis. Wild. Get well soon, Griff!
2-2 on Javy.
Javy walks. It’s the tiny strike zone.
Griffey’s up with one away and one on.
Griffey hits one to the wall in left center to bring in Javy. 9-3 Reds. Yippee! The Reds have achieved the square root of their opponent’s score!
Agon up with one away and Griff on second. 1-1.
Agon grounds out to SS. Griffey doesn’t even move to third. 2 away.
And Castro coming to the plate. Yikes. 0-1.
Ugh. Diverticulitis sounds nasty. Conservative treatment is not eating until the colon heals, and IV fluids. More aggressive treatment is surgery.
Groundout to second, and that’s the ballgame.
BOOOO
The Reds get tomorrow to think about what they’ve done. I hope they’ve gotten it together for Tuesday.
I’m taking a nap. Thanks for coming by, BF.